English Listening Lesson on
Sin

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THE LESSON ON SIN

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All the world’s holy books say sin is bad. In each book there are different sins. Each religion tells us what is bad in life. These sins are not all the same. In some religions it is a sin to eat meat, while in others it is only a sin to eat one kind of meat. I think we all know what the big sins are. We mustn’t kill, steal, hurt other people or be jealous. For thousands of years, there have been the Seven Deadly Sins. These are lust, gluttony, greed, sloth, wrath, envy and pride. They are everywhere in our society. I don’t think they will ever disappear. What do you think? In fact, I know people who commit these sins every week. If none of us ever sinned, I wonder what kind of place the world would be.

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LISTENING GAP FILL

All the world’s holy books _______________. In each book there are different sins. Each _______________ what is bad in life. These sins are not all the same. In some religions it is a _______________, while in others it is only a sin to eat one kind of meat. I think we all know _______________ are. We mustn’t kill, steal, hurt other people or be jealous. For thousands of years, there have been the Seven Deadly Sins. These are lust, gluttony, greed, sloth, wrath, _______________. They are everywhere in our society. I don’t _______________ disappear. What do you think? In fact, I know people who _______________ every week. If none of us ever sinned, I wonder what kind of place the _______________.

CORRECT THE SPELLING

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DISCUSSION (Write your own questions)

STUDENT A’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student B)
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STUDENT B’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student A)
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STUDENT SIN SURVEY

Write five GOOD questions about sin in the table. Do this in pairs. Each student must write the questions on his / her own paper.

When you have finished, interview other students. Write down their answers.

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Now return to your original partner and share and talk about what you found out. Change partners often.
Make mini-presentations to other groups on your findings.

WRITING

Write about sin for 10 minutes. Show your partner your paper. Correct each other’s work.

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HOMEWORK

1. VOCABULARY EXTENSION: Choose several of the words from the text. Use a dictionary or Google’s search field (or another search engine) to build up more associations / collocations of each word.

2. INTERNET INFO: Search the Internet and find more information about sin. Talk about what you discover with your partner(s) in the next lesson.

3. MAGAZINE ARTICLE: Write a magazine article about sin. Read what you wrote to your classmates in the next lesson. Give each other feedback on your articles.

4. SIN POSTER Make a poster about sin. Show it to your classmates in the next lesson. Give each other feedback on your posters.

5. MY SIN LESSON: Make your own English lesson on sin. Make sure there is a good mix of things to do. Find some good online activities. Teach the class / another group when you have finished.

6. ONLINE SHARING: Use your blog, wiki, Facebook page, MySpace page, Twitter stream, Del-icio-us / StumbleUpon account, or any other social media tool to get opinions on sin. Share your findings with the class.

ANSWERS

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English Listening Lesson on Sin